A fatal case of brain-eating amoeba has been reported in South Carolina, with health officials advising swimmers to take ...

The family of 12-year-old Jaysen Carr made a public statement on Thursday, revealing that their child died after contact with ...

A child in South Carolina tragically died from a brain-eating amoeba infection after swimming in a local lake. Naegleria ...

COLUMBIA, South Carolina — Twelve-year-old Jaysen Carr died last week after contracting a rare but deadly organism known as ...

The infection destroys brain tissue, which is why the infection is commonly referred to as a brain-eating amoeba.

On Tuesday, officials confirmed that a pediatric patient in Columbia, South Carolina, has died from Naegleria fowleri, also ...

Summer is when families are most at risk for brain-eating amoebas. Infections are rare but can be deadly. What to know in ...

Officials previously announced that a person died from a brain-eating amoeba but could not verify where they were exposed to ...

The child is believed to have been exposed to the deadly organism while swimming in South Carolina's Lake Murray ...

Funeral plans have been announced for the 12-year-old boy in South Carolina who died of Naegleria fowleri, commonly known as ...

In a tragic incident that has reignited health concerns, a child in South Carolina has died after contracting Naegleria fowleri, a rare but deadly brain-eating amoeba found in warm freshwater bodies ...